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incantare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  • beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • bewitch verb To cast a spell upon.
  • enchant verb To delight or charm someone completely.
  • entrance noun A doorway, gate, or opening through which one enters a place.
  • flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
  • lure noun Something that tempts or attracts, often with the promise of pleasure or reward.
  • mesmerize verb To hold someone's attention so completely that they cannot look away or think about anything else.
  • stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.

Senses

incantare is used for these senses in English:

  • allure (transitive) To entice; to attract.
  • beguile (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
  • bewitch (transitive) To cast a spell upon.
  • enchant To attract and delight, to charm.
  • enrapture (transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
  • entrance (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
  • flatter To portray someone to advantage.
  • mesmerize To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

allure — full definition

  1. noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
  2. verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.

beguile — full definition

  1. verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  2. verb To charm, delight or captivate.
  3. verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

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